New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who has been locked in a tie with First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton, now holds a narrow 47 - 42 percent lead in their undeclared U.S.
Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac College poll released today.

In the nine months since the Senate race first took shape, Mayor Giuliani has increased
support in every area of the state and among men and women.

He now gets 48 percent of the vote of white women, compared to 38 percent for Mrs.
Clinton, the independent Quinnipiac College Poll finds. Exit polls show white women have
been on the winning side in every statewide race in New York since 1992.

"It's been a slow but steady climb for Mayor Giuliani in the match-up, matched by a
slow but steady drop for Mrs. Clinton," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac
College Polling Institute.

"The gender gap is alive and well in New York and particularly pronounced in the
Senate race. Men like the Mayor. Women like the First Lady. But when we break out the
white women, we see this key group favors the Mayor.

"Black support is overwhelmingly for the Democrat, but Jewish voters are split,
troubling news for any Democratic candidate."

In a 34 - 33 percent split, voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton, with 25 percent
mixed and 6 percent saying they don't know enough to form an opinion.

By a 38 - 28 percent margin, voters have a favorable opinion of Giuliani, with 25 percent
mixed and 9 percent saying they don't know enough to form an opinion.

Clinton's favorability among all women has dropped from 61 - 14 percent in the
February 23 Quinnipiac College Poll to 39 - 25 percent today. Her favorability among men has
dropped from 46 - 27 percent in February to 29 - 43 percent today. Her overall favorability has
dropped from 54 - 20 percent in February to 34 - 33 percent today.

Giuliani's favorability among women went from 30 -22 percent in February to 33 - 29
percent today. His favorability among men was 42 - 20 percent in February, compared to 44 -
26 percent today. His overall favorability has dropped from 36 - 21 percent in February to 38 -
28 percent today, from a +15 to a +10.

"In February, 19 percent of New York State voters did not have an opinion on Mayor
Giuliani. Today, that `no opinion' has dropped to 9 percent. In nine months, more people have
formed an opinion about Giuliani and his favorability ratings have slipped just slightly," Carroll
said.

"At the same time, Mrs. Clinton's favorability has dropped significantly.

From November 3 - 8, Quinnipiac College surveyed 1,109 New York State registered
voters. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent. The Quinnipiac College Poll,
directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut as a public service and for research.

For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu

6. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for United
States Senator from New York in the year 2000 -- a lot, some, only a little,
or none at all?

9. If the election for United States Senator in the year 2000 were being held
today and the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton the Democrat, and
Rudolph Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?